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␈↓↓Why computerized accounting systems make mistakes␈↓ ↓H
(The system not the computer is usually at fault).  ␈↓ ↓H
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1.  Humans put in wrong information␈↓ ↓H
2.  Implicit checks of a manual system are not available␈↓ ↓H
3.  Difficult to find out exactly how the manual system worked␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_Managers think they know but they usually do not␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_Workers themselves seldom aware of their full role␈↓ ↓H
4.  Difficult to program for all possible situations␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_Many special cases and many may never happen␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_Such cases dealt with in a manual system when they happen␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_They must be anticipated for the computerized system␈↓ ↓H
5.  Computer system, of necessity, must be less easily altered␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_Altering a manual system means re-instructing one or two people␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_Altering a computer system means changing the program␈↓ ↓H
6.  Making corrections in a computer system can be difficult␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_Only a few people available as compared with a manual system␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_Corrections made hard, deliberately, to prevent fraud␈↓ ↓H
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␈↓↓What computers will be doing soon␈↓ ↓H
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1.  Tele-type writing␈↓ ↓H
2.  The personal computer␈↓ ↓H
3.  Personalized newspapers␈↓ ↓H
4.  The direct-access library␈↓ ↓H
5.  Greatly improved typewriters␈↓ ↓H
6.  Handle one's private accounts␈↓ ↓H
7.  Completely automate assembly lines␈↓ ↓H
8.  Greatly improve the telephone system␈↓ ↓H
9.  Replace workmen for all hazardous tasks␈↓ ↓H
10. Make accurate weather forcasting possible␈↓ ↓H
11. Do most tasks that demand continuous attention␈↓ ↓H
12. Relieve workers from tedious and monotonous tasks␈↓ ↓H
13. Provide limited automatic speech recognition capabilities␈↓ ↓H
14. Put us a long way along toward a cashless and checkless economy␈↓ ↓H
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␈↓↓The long range future of computers␈↓ ↓H
    (Economics will dictate)␈↓ ↓H
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1.  A mechanical house maid␈↓ ↓H
2.  Self steering automobiles␈↓ ↓H
3.  Completely automated factories␈↓ ↓H
4.  Automatic language translation machine␈↓ ↓H
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